Mobile Technology Lead at ING DIRECT
Greater Philadelphia Area
- Current
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- Mobile Technology Lead at ING DIRECT
- Past
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- Web Experience Analyst at ING DIRECT
- Online Manager at delawareonline.com/The News Journal/Gannett
- Lead Web Producer/Developer at delawareonline.com/The News Journal/Gannett
- Graduate Student, New Media at Syracuse University
- Editorial Intern at Syracuse.com/Newhouse
- Instructor at University of Alabama College of Communication
- Web Producer at University of Alabama College of Communication
- Editor & Creative Director at DatelineAlabama.com
- Web Development Intern at E.W. Scripps Interactive Newspaper Group
- Education
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- Syracuse University
- University of Alabama
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Major Highfield’s Summary
Currently dealing with the design, development and business of mobile banking. Formerly worked in the world of web journalism.
Major Highfield’s Specialties:
• Mobile Design/Dev
• Web Design/Dev
• User Interface Design
• Usability
• Online Banking
• Web Journalism
• Web Standards
• Social Media
Major Highfield’s Experience
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Mobile Technology Lead
ING DIRECT
(Public Company; ING; Banking industry)
June 2009 — Present (6 months)
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Web Experience Analyst
ING DIRECT
(Public Company; Online Media industry)
2008 — October 2009 (1 year )
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Online Manager
delawareonline.com/The News Journal/Gannett
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GCI; Newspapers industry)
July 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 3 months)
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Lead Web Producer/Developer
delawareonline.com/The News Journal/Gannett
(Public Company; Online Media industry)
July 2006 — July 2007 (1 year 1 month)
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Graduate Student, New Media
Syracuse University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
July 2005 — July 2006 (1 year 1 month)
• Built Coldfusion-based Web sites & CMSs
• Developed XML-based Flash interactive stories & slideshows
• Authored nationally recognized paper on newspaper podcasts -
Editorial Intern
Syracuse.com/Newhouse
(Public Company; Online Media industry)
August 2005 — December 2005 (5 months)
• Updated section fronts & video
• Edited photos, wrote cutlines, built galleries
• Provided technical support for Syracuse.com readers -
Instructor
University of Alabama College of Communication
(Educational Institution; Online Media industry)
January 2005 — June 2005 (6 months)
• Taught Web journalism and multimedia courses within University of Alabama's College of Communication and Information Sciences.
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Web Producer
University of Alabama College of Communication
(Educational Institution; Online Media industry)
January 2004 — June 2005 (1 year 6 months)
• Founded partnership between journalism department & Tuscaloosa News
• Converged TV station WVUA7, DatelineAlabama.com & TuscaloosaNews.com
• Developed Web projects, blogs, community photo galleries, RSS feeds using Publicus Content Management System
• Produced & designed Web magazine, DatelineAlabama.com
• Edited & assigned stories, photos, audio, video
• Created cover story illustrations, logos, galleries, DVDs, Flash slideshows -
Editor & Creative Director
DatelineAlabama.com
(Educational Institution; Online Media industry)
2002 — 2003 (1 year )
• Awarded No. 1 national college news site in 2003 by Society of Professional Journalists
• Produced SPJ award-winning packages
• Doubled traffic
• Edited stories, photos, multimedia nightly
• Supervised staff of 20-plus students
• Developed print edition -
Web Development Intern
E.W. Scripps Interactive Newspaper Group
(Public Company; Online Media industry)
June 2002 — August 2002 (3 months)
• Created Web packages for distribution across Scripps newspaper sites
• Developed Scripps newspaper sites using Vignette CMS
• Maintained & wrote best-practice stories for Scripps employees site
Major Highfield’s Education
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Syracuse University
Master's , New Media , 2005 — 2006
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University of Alabama
Bachelor's , Journalism , 1999 — 2003
Additional Information
Major Highfield’s Websites:
Major Highfield’s Interests:
New Media, Web 2.0, Online Banking, Web Journalism, Web Design and Development, Usability & Simplicity, Exploring Philadelphia
Major Highfield’s Groups:
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Syracuse University Alumni Network -
Gannett -
University of Alabama Alumni & Friends Group -
Newhouse Alumni Network -
ING DIRECT Network -
Innovation in Journalism
Major Highfield’s Honors:
• 2007 Adventurer Leadership Award, The News Journal/delawareonline.com
• 2003 SPJ National Mark of Excellence Best All-Around Independent Online Student Publication, DatelineAlabama.com
• Three-time SPJ national finalist for top online news site, DatelineAlabama.com
• SPJ national winner for online spot news reporting
• SPJ regional finalist for online feature, in-depth, spot, general news reporting
• DatelineAlabama.com Founders' Award
Major Highfield’s Contact Settings
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- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
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- business deals
- reference requests
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